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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz

Prosecutors to drop Harvey Weinstein’s unresolved rape charge; his other convictions stand

Sexual Misconduct Weinstein - (Timothy A. Clary/POOL AFP via AP)

New York prosecutors said Thursday they'll drop a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein, instead of trying the former movie mogul for a fourth time in the #MeToo-era case.

Weinstein still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he is still behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries.

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